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8:58 AM CDT on October 5, 2015
- Anti-BRT Activist Roger Romanelli Now Fighting Against Lake St. Bike Lanes (DNA)
- Cab Drivers & Ride-Share Supporters Face Off at Budget Hearing (Tribune, DNA)
- Editorial: City Hall Should Stop Blocking Ride-Share Drivers From Serving O’Hare (Tribune)
- SUV Driver Kills Pedestrian in Summit (Sun-Times)
- Driver Who Critically Injures Pedestrian in Logan Square Expected to Get a Citation (CBS)
- Memorial Mass Held for Two Nuns Killed by Drunk Driver Last Year in Oak Lawn (Southtown)
- Hearing Held in Advance of Bucktown Red Light Cam Removal (DNA)
- After the “Moving Together” Summit, Hilkevitch Ponders a Future Without Private Cars (Tribune)
- Jeff Park Nabe Association Chooses President Who Favors Suburban-Style Development (DNA)
- Slow Roll Chicago Is Featured in Ebony Magazine
- Meet the Music Teacher Who Commutes to Work on a Penny-Farthing Bike (DNA)
- Moxie Hosts a Panel Discussion on 10/14: “Can Developers Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis?”
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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